Dock Meaning

There are 12 meaning(s) for word Dock

Meaning 1 : a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

    Synonyms : pier,  wharf,  wharfage
Meaning 2 : a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

    Synonyms : loading dock
Meaning 3 : landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out

    Example : the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late

    Synonyms : dockage,  docking facility
Meaning 4 : a short or shortened tail of certain animals

    Synonyms : bob,  bobtail
Meaning 5 : any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

    Synonyms : sorrel,  sour grass
Meaning 6 : remove or shorten the tail of an animal

    Synonyms : bob,  tail
Meaning 7 : an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

Meaning 8 : come into dock

    Example : the ship docked

Meaning 9 : deduct from someone's wages

Meaning 10 : deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

Meaning 11 : maneuver into a dock

    Example : dock the ships

Meaning 12 : the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

Dock Antonyms

How to Pronounce Dock

  • dɑk